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OSU’s 2016 running back Statistics Name

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Jeff Carr Sophomore – 5-7 – 180 – Temple, Texas

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Rennie Childs Senior – 5-10 – 208 – Houston

32 158

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4.9 39.5

Justice Hill Freshman – 5-10 – 171 – Tulsa

44 211

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One of four true freshman to play in 2015 Third on the team with 789 all-purpose yards in 2015 as the Cowboys’ Swiss Army Knife

Chris Carson Senior – 6-1 – 215 – Lilburn, Georgia

Currently out with left hand injury after starting the first two games of the season Captured the attention of Cowboy fans with his penchant for hurdling opposing players

Spent three seasons as OSU’s reserve back Came into 2016 as OSU’s active leading rusher with 764 yards and six touchdowns

A three-star recruit and Oklahoma’s top running back recruit, according to scout.com Had a career day against Baylor, totaling 122 yards and a touchdown

Barry J. Sanders Senior – 5-10 – 198 – Oklahoma City

Graduate transfer from Stanford and son of Heisman Trophy winner Barry Sanders Tied his career high with 315 rushing yards as a senior with the Cardinal

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For Childs, the waiting might finally be over BY chandler vessels

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rom the moment Rennie Childs stepped onto Oklahoma State’s campus, he has been second.

As a freshman, he expected it. To come straight out of high school and start for a Big 12 team is rare.

So he waited for his time.

Three years later, it might have come.

After Chris Carson suffered an injury to his left hand, Childs got the start against Pittsburgh.

“I seen it as a big opportunity that I needed to take advantage of on the spot,” Childs said. “I was just ready.”

Childs had a breakout game, rushing for 101 yards and four touchdowns.

It was the first 100-yard game of his career, and he was the first OSU player to run for that much in almost a year.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve felt like that in a game,” Childs said. “I was in a rhythm getting warmed up and getting a feel for the game. It was exciting.”

The next game, the Cowboys gave Childs a bigger role. Although freshman Justice Hill got the start, Childs had 18 carries and rushed for two touchdowns. He appears to be carving a place for himself in the Cowboys’ rotation of backs.

But every time Childs has appeared ready to breakout, something has

gotten in his way.

His freshman year, he tantalized with a 70-yard game against Texas Tech, the most recent time he felt the way he did against Pittsburgh, he said. He also battled concussions that season, which limited his playing time.

The next season, Desmond Roland carried the load for the Cowboys, and OSU brought in the speedy Tyreek Hill, who ate into Childs’ carries.

Junior year, Carson arrived. Childs kept working, but after a certain point, it started to affect him.

“Mentally, it’s been very difficult,” he said. “When I got hurt, everything went downhill from there. I barely played my sophomore year. That really hurt me a lot. Junior year, the same thing happened. I was like, ‘Dang.’ I started pushing it. I just started praying and stayed humble and quiet. Kept working and waiting for the opportunity to go off.”

Because he rarely got the opportunity to prove himself in games, Childs had to make every carry count. Sometimes he received only three or four carries in a game. He’d get a couple in the first quarter.

One in the third. If he was lucky, one in the fourth. If he couldn’t break free on at least one of them, it was back to waiting.

“Every time I got a chance, I always tried to break one,” he said. “I was trying as hard as I could. I was real tight on the side-

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With fellow running back Chris Carson ailing, Rennie Childs got the opporutnity he has been waiting for. Childs responded with 136 yards and six touchdowns in two starts.

lines. I was sitting on the bench, and they was like, ‘Get up and go.’ It was hard to get into a rhythm.”

His coaches and teammates know Childs has not had an easy four years at OSU. That is what made his game against Pitt even more special. Afterward, he thanked the offensive line — more than once — for giving him space to run.

“He busts his tail,” offensive lineman Zach Crabtree said. “Works extremely hard. He’s just very thankful. Just extremely proud of him.”

Coach Mike Gundy agrees. Gundy said he is hopeful Childs can carry

over his performance from Pitt to the rest of the season.

“He’s had a lot of highs and lows,” Gundy said the Monday after the Pitt game. “When he had that really nice run … he made

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the corner miss, and he took off and outran him for 70 yards. That’s what we brought him here to do, and it hasn’t happened as much as it did really in his true freshman year. Hopefully that will kick-start

him a little bit and help us.”

Heading into a matchup against Texas on Saturday, it’s unclear whether Childs will keep that production going. Although he had the two touchdowns against Baylor, he rushed for only 35 yards. Hill was the star instead, following Childs’ 100-yard game with one of his own.

It could be another classic case of the circumstances not working out for Childs. Only time will tell.

Whatever the case, Childs will always have a place in the program.

“He’s stayed true to this program, and he’s stayed true to us as a team,” Crabtrree said. “He’s been loyal to us. Sticking it out and being that kind of person, it just makes you more proud of him.”

Chandler Vessels is a sports media senior from Moore. He can be reached at sports.ed@ocolly.com.

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OSU’s future bright with Hill

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e was the beacon, a f licker for hope in a crowded

backfield.

When Justice Hill fumbled at the Baylor 2 down four with under 10 minutes to go, the light went out. A play earlier, Hill ran 38 yards along the right sideline.

Receivers coach Kasey Dunn pointed downfield instructing James Washington to block.

After that play, and the fumble on the next, Hill pleaded, pointing toward the ground, looking to side judge Tim Murray. Hill hoped Murray would say he was down before the ball popped loose, which would be his second lost fumble of the game.

He was ruled down.

Hill jumped up and walked quickly toward the backfield for the next play. If OSU snapped before the play was reviewed, the call would stand.

Quarterback Mason Rudolph knew it, too, and he hurried the Cowboys to the line.

Whistles started to blow.

Center Brad Lundblade snapped milliseconds too late, and the value of Hill’s 100-yard performance seemed empty.

Hill, a true freshman,

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True freshman running back Justice Hill fumbled twice in the Cowboys’ loss against Baylor. The second fumble came on the Bears’ 2-yard line, ending OSU’s hope for a comeback. Hill finished with 122 yards and a touchdown in the defeat.

is not allowed to talk with the media because of coach Mike Gundy’s rule for all first-year Cowboys, but his teammates and coaches speak highly of him.

“He’s a very intelligent young man,” Gundy said. “He comes from a good home. He’s been raised the right way.”

Fumble or not, with Hill, OSU is visibly a better rushing team than nine months ago. He is the Cowboys’ leading rusher.

Hill is from Booker T. Washington High

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He committed to OSU a year before National Signing Day for the class of 2016. When

Gundy held his signing day news conference Feb. 3, though, no one brought up Hill’s name.

Although Hill wasn’t the headline signing, and despite his two lost fumbles against Baylor,

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there is still hope for the future. Receiver Jalen McCleskey said so.

“I have faith in him,” McCleskey said. “So if we get in the same situation, I wouldn’t be surprised if he was in the backfield, and I wouldn’t mind if he’s in the backfield.”

The Cowboys’ secondleading rusher, Rennie Childs, is a senior and has received his cut of setbacks. Childs’ were a lot more painful than a couple of fumbles, so he said Hill will come back stronger because of it.

After the second fumble, Childs came up to Hill on the sidelines.

Hill was visibly upset, Childs said. Childs and some of the other Cowboys patted Hill on the back.

“He knows what he needs to work on,” Childs said. “He’s a great running back.

He’ll be all right.

“He won’t do it again.”

Gundy wasn’t as forgiving, at least not right away.

“People say, ‘Give him a break,’” he said.

“Well, I don’t believe in that. I believe in taking care of the ball.

“I am a big Justice Hill fan, but he has to take care of the football.”

Saturday morning at Boone Pickens Stadium, the future will get the chance to move on against Texas.

He has the ability. He has the hype. He just hasn’t yet moved over the hill.

“If you’re asking me, ‘Because he fumbled, what are we gonna do?’”

Gundy said. “We’re gonna give him the ball and make him run again.”

Hayden Barber is a sports media junior from Keller, Texas. He can be reached at news.ed@ocolly. com.

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Quiet Strength: Carr waiting in the wings BY jo rdan b is h op

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eff Carr has heard it all before; he actually prefers it that way.

He has been called too short his whole life.

People told him a 5-foot-7, 165-pound running back couldn’t play Division I football. Recruiters wouldn’t look at him, despite the fact he ran for more than 1,700 yards his senior year of high school.

Yet, here Carr is, a sophomore running back at Oklahoma State University.

Many in his situation would want to prove themselves by speaking up in practice, trying to gain recognition as a vocal leader. However, Carr is content with staying quiet and listening. He has no inferiority complex. In fact, he’s confident in his ability.

What Carr lacks in speech, he makes up for with his running ability. He has always been like that. His sentences are to the point; he doesn’t have time for small talk. He prefers to sit back and learn.

“I’ve been a quiet guy, pretty laid back,” Carr said.

“I like to observe things. I feel like you get more of life by listening and watching.”

Growing up in Temple, Texas, Carr always wanted to play football. It’s what the men in his family did. Being undersized didn’t mean he was going to miss out on the game.

For Carr, it was always going to be football. He ran track on the side, but other than that, football was his

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Jeff Carr played his most significant minutes of the season in OSU’s opener against Southeastern Louisiana. Carr, a sophomore, is working on improving his muscle mass.

life. No basketball or baseball for him. Carr wanted to prove his size wasn’t a factor.

After a senior year where he led Temple High School to a 5A state title, he was sure he would get a scholarship offer from a D-I school. Although the calls came, the coaches were always scared away once they heard of Carr’s stature.

“People really don’t recruit 160-pound running backs,” Carr said. “My coach kept telling me he got calls from a lot of people, but they kept talking about the size thing. My size don’t really bother me. I thought I had the skill set, but the size thing kept a lot of people away.

“With my skills, though, I knew somebody would take me.”

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With signing day approaching, Dan Hammerschmidt, OSU’s safeties coach, approached Carr. At the time, Hammerschmidt was the running backs coach at the University of Houston, where he watched Carr at a couple of summer camps.

“Coach ‘Hammer’ had seen me at some camps and said he liked me,” Carr said.

“He left Houston and came up here, and then somebody decommited, so he knew I was still out there and called me up.”

When Carr got to Stillwater, many, including himself, expected a redshirt. The Cowboys’ backfield was loaded with upperclassmen and no room for a 165-pound freshman. However, OSU was in need of a kick returner, preferably a

shifty runner who had speed as well as agility.

OSU chose the tailback who quarterback Mason Rudolph swears didn’t say more than two words in his freshman year.

If Carr hadn’t gotten used to the speed of college football yet, he did after his first few games returning kickoffs. Because of the position’s rough nature, Carr transitioned to the college level quickly, he said. The coaches took notice and started him in the backfield against Kansas State. He became not only a good change-of-pace back for the Cowboys but also a solid receiving option.

After a freshman year in which he ran for 142 yards and earned 623 yards on kick returns, Carr was told

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the same thing he always had been told: He had to get bigger.

His playing time depended on it. Carr vowed to do something about his size.

He lived in the weight room throughout the summer. He started eating more.

He also started coming out of his shell and made friends with more teammates, such as fellow undersized sophomore Jalen McCleskey, an OSU receiver.

“Over the past year, he’s opened up to me a lot,” McCleskey said. “You’ve just got to try to keep getting him, and eventually he’ll start talking. I always mess with him because I want to play him in Madden and (NBA) 2K, but he never wants to play me, so I just say he’s scared. We just kind of talk about anything really.”

At the start of the 2016 season, Carr had packed on 15 pounds. He was the Cowboys’ leading rusher in the opening game against Southeastern Louisiana. However, because of the Cowboys’ logjam at the position, Carr soon fell behind in the rotation. In the second game, he didn’t get a carry, and soon, he was back to only returning kicks.

The reason? His size once again.

Although he was 180 pounds, Carr said it still wasn’t enough. OSU linebacker Jordan Burton said he thinks if Carr gets bigger, he has the potential to be an All-Big 12 player.

“He’s really yolked up,” Burton said. “With that

muscle mass and weight difference, he’s able to run through the tackles. ... He’s just got to keep working.

With the strength and conditioning coaches we have, it’s inevitable. He’s going to get better.”

OSU offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich said although Carr could improve in some aspects of the game, it’s still his size that hurts him, and if he continues gaining weight, he could become the all-around back the team is looking for.

“He’s a smart guy; he’s gotten stronger,” Yurcich said. “This offseason was really important, and he was able to put a lot of muscle on his frame. He will continue to get better and improve to become more of that everydown back.”

Although Carr was disappointed, he said he won’t complain. He understands what he has to do and is confident he can make the lineup again.

“I just have to come to work every day,” Carr said.

“I just have to bust my tail.

You can’t take a year off if you’re not playing. You have to be ready next year when your time comes.

“You never know. You have to keep grinding.”

Jordan Bishop is a sports media senior from Elmore City. He can be reached at design.ed@ ocolly.com.

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In March, Oklahoma State University announced a $25 million gift from alumni Billie and Ross McKnight, naming The McKnight Center for the Performing Arts and establishing an invested fund focused solely on programming.

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At 9 a.m. tomorrow, the McKnights will join President Burns Hargis and other project leaders for a groundbreaking event, where a special announcement is also expected.

“We wanted this to be transformational, and we realized there was not a population to supply the support for this type of programming in Stillwater based on ticket sales alone,” Ross McKnight said. “We knew if we invested in the programming, it would benefit all of the students who attend OSU, the students within the music and theatre departments, the town of Stillwater, and the entire region. We will forever be looked at differently when we bring in the types of world-class arts we’d like to bring in.”

The groundbreaking, which is open to the public, will be hosted at the corner of Hester Street and University Avenue, where construction will soon begin. The event will also be streamed live on OSU’s Facebook page, Facebook.com/okstate.

The McKnight Center’s board of directors is currently looking for its executive director, who should be in place in 2017. That person will be responsible for establishing the inaugural season, which is expected to be in 2019.

The McKnights’ gift ensures the center always has the funds available to host top-tier performances unique in the region.

To date, $44 million has been raised for The McKnight Center for the Performing Arts and the new building for the Department of Music.

The overall fundraising target for the project is $60 million.

“There will be a lot of Broadway plays, international orchestras, symphonies, operas, ballets, dance — all different genres of art we hope to come to Oklahoma State,” Billie McKnight said at the March announcement.

The couple first heard about the project four years ago and knew they wanted to be involved in a big way.

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Sanders name, OSU family coming ‘full circle’ BY nathan ru iz

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he feeling in Boone Pickens Stadium is different when the ball is in his hands.

There’s an excitement for what’s to come, but there’s pleasure in the past from which it derives.

When Barry J. Sanders stands on the field as one of 11 men in an Oklahoma State uniform, two worlds collide.

An electric energy follows as each fan in attendance cannot contain the eruption inside, a simultaneous roar of gratitude, of pride, of history echoing through the stadium where Sanders’ father once elegantly weaved his way through defenders when the field bore a different name.

Sanders is the son of Heisman Trophy winner Barry Sanders, whose 1988 season is arguably the best in college football history.

OSU public address announcer Larry Reece spent that season as a student at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. The next year, he came to OSU. “I hate that part of it,” Reece said. “I wasn’t here to watch the greatest running back to ever play the game run on our field.”

He finally got a chance to see that name on an OSU jersey Sept. 3.

Sanders, a senior running back, went to Heritage Hall High School in Oklahoma City before spending four years at Stanford, but Stillwater was always a second

“To me, he seems completely different,” Barry Sanders said. “Physically, there are some similarities, but personality-wise, when I was 19, 20, 21, completely different. In a good way. He’s more outgoing and that sort of thing and probably much better at handling his situation and more embracing it. He’s much different and better in that way.”

Reece, who serves as the OSU athletic department’s contact with Barry Sanders, said he sees a parallelism between father and son: their humility. He fondly recalled how Barry Sanders never showboated, simply handing the ball back to the official after a Devin l. wilber/O’COLLY big run or score. Reece said he has seen the same traits OSU running back Barry J. Sanders is the son of Heisman Trophy winner Barry Sanders.

Despite minimal snaps, the younger Sanders is a fan favorite at Boone Pickens Stadium. out of Sanders.

He said neither, espehome.

“For a lot of reasons, he like the rest of us. We’re all cially dad, truly knows the When Sanders took pretty much grew up here,” about Oklahoma State and power of the Sanders name the field in the Cowboys’ Barry Sanders said before trying to move the chains. in Stillwater. season opener against OSU’s game against Pitt.

And whether he’s getting “I think, still, Barry Southeastern Louisiana, “He’s very familiar with 10 or 30 snaps a game, doesn’t understand how big that home finally got to the surroundings, and he he’s gonna maximize those a deal he is here,” Reece embrace him. The Boone loves being back here.” reps.” said. “I told him, ‘You’re Pickens Stadium crowd Sanders does not run like Sanders’ most exciting the only national champierupted when Reece first someone weighed down play was not a carry, but a onship we’ve ever won in bellowed Sanders’ name. by expectations. In fact, he punt return in the opener. football.’

“It was amazing,” Reece hardly runs at all.

He sliced his way “The thing that put the said. “He grew up a CowOf the Cowboys’ five through the SLU defense biggest spotlight on OSU boy, so the fact that he’s running backs, his 11 carfor a 57-yard return. The football and took us to going to close out his caries are the second fewdash down the field ignited another level was Barry reer in a Cowboy uniform, est and one behind Chris more comparisons between Sanders’ name being called I think it’s special.”

Carson, who didn’t play Sanders and his father. as the Heisman Trophy Sanders, a first-year play- the past two games with a Coach Mike Gundy, who winner of 1988.” er who is unavailable to the left hand injury. Sanders quarterbacked OSU’s 1988 Teammates know it’s not media, chose to spend his collected 20 yards and one team, said Sanders’ return easy for Sanders to live final season of eligibility in touchdown. reminded him of his former under such spotlight. They Stillwater. Barry Sanders “He’s just trying to teammate. say he has handled it well, said learning of his son’s maximize what he can for The elder Sanders said taking on his role with intent to join the Cowboys this team,” quarterback the similarities seem to the team and not seeking excited him.

Mason Rudolph said. “He’s stop on the field, though. special treatment.

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The attention comes with the name.

“He’s in kind of a tough spot, but at the same time, it’s obviously kind of an iconic name,” Rudolph said. “People want to see him perform. He’s just trying to play within himself and not worry about fans and not worry about the chants.”

Sanders is coming off his best game on the ground as a Cowboy, rushing for 20 yards on five carries.

Since his long punt return, he’s had only one other, for 9 yards, with sophomore receiver Jalen McCleskey primarily handling that duty.

Still, Sanders is a Cowboy. To many, it’s almost too fitting.

“OSU’s a family, and it’s truly a family affair this year for the Sanders family,” Reece said. “It is a blast from the past. I just think it’s cool that someone who grew up loving the Cowboys, loving the orange, is getting to fulfill a dream and come here and play. I think he’s an asset to the team, and I think we’re going to see him make some plays as we get further into the season.

“It’s come full circle now that Barry J. is here.”

Nathan Ruiz is a sports media/sports management senior from Reno, Nevada. He can be reached at editorinchief@ ocolly.com.

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Carson faces another hurdle to earn more time

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hris Carson had his time.

Carson’s feet left the turf, and he hurdled a Central Arkansas defender during a game last season. A week later, Carson, an Oklahoma State running back, rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns against University of Texas at San Antonio.

As a transfer from Butler Community College, Carson put together back-to-back performances that made him OSU’s leading man in his first season as a Division I athlete.

The hurdle and numbers stood out but didn’t last.

Carson failed to run for 100 yards again in 2015. The closest he got was 70 yards against Iowa State on Nov. 14. He averaged 3.9 yards a carry. He averaged 43.1 yards a game.

The struggles brought criticism from fans toward Carson and the offensive line. Carson was aware of the disappointment.

“There’s tremendous motivation inside (Carson),”

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Carson doubled his carries, but he posted only 27 yards.

The woes didn’t end there.

Carson injured his left hand during OSU’s first loss of the season. He hasn’t played since and still has a cast on the hand.

After Carson’s first missed game against Pittsburgh, Gundy said Carson would be sidelined “for a while.”

No real timetable has been released for Carson’s return, and he was unavailable to the media because of the injury.

During Carson’s absence, the OSU running backs have taken turns stealing the spotlight. Senior Rennie Childs replaced Carson as

Running back Chris Carson is out with a left hand injury.

quarterback Mason Rudolph said before the season. “He’s done a great job with some of the criticism between him and the offensive line. He’s just taken it and ran with it.”

Carson used the extra motivation during the offseason.

OSU coach Mike Gundy noticed and frequently praised Carson’s improvement.

Despite five running backs

listed on the depth chart as possible starters, Carson started Week 1 against Southeastern Louisiana.

He carried the ball four times for 20 yards and a touchdown. Barry J. Sanders was the only other running back on the depth chart with fewer rushing yards.

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the starter against Pittsburgh.

Childs had the best game of his career, running for 101 yards and four touchdowns.

Against Baylor on Saturday, freshman Justice Hill started. Hill scored his first career touchdown and added 122 yards on the ground.

Hill’s only blemishes were two fumbles, including a potential game-losing one at the goal line. Childs also added two scores in the loss.

The performances were the first time OSU had 100yard rushers in back-to-back games since Joseph Randle did in 2012. During Carson’s absence, the Cowboys are averaging 156.5 rushing yards a game.

“I’m very confident in myself with going into the game knowing I’m gonna get more carries,” Childs said. “That’s what I want.

Whatever I get, I’m just gonna make the most of it.”

Meanwhile, Carson rests, healing his aching body, waiting for his time. When it comes, he’ll run with it.

Dekota Gregory is a sports media junior from Locust Grove. He can be reached at ozone@ocolly. com.

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22 Wyo. neighbor 23 Hearing 28 Acting sister of Lynn 31 Big biceps, at the gym 32 Form 1040 calc.

33 Like law school trials 36 Befuddled 39 Smell 43 Burns art?

44 Omission in logic 45 Ltr. holder 46 Macy’s department 48 Sierra __ 51 Touch 55 Led 56 __ Park Lincoln of “Knots Landing” 57 Playgroup demand 61 Taste 66 Reno-__ Intl.

Airport 67 Magnate 68 Goddess of discord 69 Cape Ann’s county 70 Bottom lines 71 Energetic DOWN 1 Crosswords are often solved in them 2 Black wind 3 Observation in a tower 4 Playgroup warning 5 Garden product word 6 Call the game 7 Throw out

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10 Text-scanning technology, briefly 11 Like some conditionally ordered stock 12 Mr. Wrong?

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By Nancy Black Tribune Content Agency Today’s Birthday (09/30/16). Your confidence, personal power and influence are on the rise this year. Develop your communication skills. Shift directions with health and work practices.

Get inspired to new levels of vitality. Friends come and go over springtime, before a surge in your health, work and service fulfills your game. Share love.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- A hero comes to your rescue over the next two days. Express your gratitude and appreciation. Try home-cooked flavors and handcrafted beauty.

Symbolic gestures are nice, and words also matter.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Maintain your work and health routines over the next two days. Your efforts are paying off. Don’t get distracted by controversy or chaos.

Clean up messes, and keep going.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Creative collaborations can get romantic. Keep your feet on the ground and your money in your pocket. Take things slow and easy. Generate fun games to play together.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 5 -- Add structure to your household systems over the next few days. Authorize improvements. Play with long-range plans, and make decisions with lasting impact. Make and clean a mess.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Utilize communicative arts today and tomorrow. Express your message through a variety of media. Try line, form and color. Listening is more powerful than speaking. Things fall into place.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Tap another revenue source. New profits are available over the next few days.

Passions are in high gear. Avoid loud arguments by anticipating a source of frustration. Maintain frugality.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Your heart and mind are in sync today and tomorrow. Rid yourself of a thorn and avoid an outburst. Use your power to make a difference.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Relax and recharge today and tomorrow. Luxuriate in hot water. Take passion behind closed doors. Stay objective in a tense situation. Peace and quiet soothe your spirit.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Schedule meetings for the next few days. Don’t gamble. You have the advantage. Prepare the team and bring home a win. Focus your energy, and celebrate afterwards.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 9 -- A professional delay or roadblock dissolves. Push career ambitions with renewed vigor over the next two days. Postpone other chores. Focus resources, passion and intellect on advancement.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Travel, education and romantic exploration tempt you today and tomorrow.

Entertain suggestions. Consider pros and cons of different options. You can get what you want. Respect and patience wins.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Do numbers over the next two days. Review statements for errors. Investigate to solve a mystery. Collaborate to maximize income and diminish expenses. Divvy up tasks to finish faster.

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